pted excerpt from On the Duty of Civil Disobedienceby Henry David ThoreauThoreau wrote this influential essay in 1849 because he was disgusted with the US government’s refusal to end slavery and with its participation in the Mexican-American War.The practical reason why a majority are permitted to rule is not because they are most likely to be in the right, but because they are physically the strongest. Can there not be a government in which the majorities do not decide right and wrong, but conscience?— in which majorities decide only those questions to which the rule of expediency is applicable1? Why has every man a conscience, then? It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. The only obligation I have is to do at any time what I think right.________________________________________1. that is, only those issues that don’t have moral implications4Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.Read the excerpt. Then choose the correct way to complete the sentence.Thoreau reasons in this paragraph that a man isn’t meant to blindly follow the majority’s rules because .

Read the following excerpt from "Resistance to Civil Government" in which Thoreau argues that a person should disobey the government when its laws go against his or her conscience:After all, the practical reason why, when the power is once in the hands of the people, a majority are permitted, and for a long period continue, to rule is not because they are most likely to be in the right, nor because this seems fairest to the minority, but because they are physically the strongest. But a government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it. Can there not be a government in which majorities do not virtually decide right and wrong, but conscience?How does this excerpt best support Thoreau's argument?A.It uses logos to show that majority rule is established by might not by right.B.It uses pathos to persuade the reader that majority rule is untrustworthy.C.It uses a rhetorical question to show that majority and minority rule are unjust.D.It uses ethos to show that conscience depends upon strength in government

Read the following excerpt from "Resistance to Civil Government" in which Thoreau argues that a person should disobey the government when its laws go against his or her conscience:I have never declined paying the highway tax, because I am as desirous of being a good neighbor as I am of being a bad subject; and as for supporting schools, I am doing my part to educate my fellow countrymen now. It is for no particular item in the tax bill that I refuse to pay it. I simply wish to refuse allegiance to the State, to withdraw and stand aloof from it effectually. I do not care to trace the course of my dollar, if I could, till it buys a man or a musket to shoot one with, — the dollar is innocent, — but I am concerned to trace the effects of my allegiance. In fact, I quietly declare war with the State, after my fashion, though I will still make what use and get what advantage of her I can, as is usual in such cases.How does this excerpt best support Thoreau's argument?A.It persuades readers with ethos because he has followed through on his words with actions.B.It establishes logos by explaining the ways that he has already practiced civil disobedience.C.It uses parallelism to highlight the urgency of the matter and makes his argument more persuasive.D.It summarizes his overall claim and ends with a strong appeal to pathos.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

1) why would you submit to the law if you think that the law is so unjust? Should this be a requirement for civil disobedience? 2) what do you think Celikates meant by ‘collective’ character in his definition of civil disobedience? 3) what do you think of Celikates’ explanation that you cannot exclude violence in the definition of civil disobedience? 4) what do you think about civil disobedience as a collective form of contestation in which the constituted powers are confronted with the constituent power? Answer question

Drag and drop the author’s reasoning from the text that best supports each argument.Available Options ( 3 of 3 )“we will not hold ourselves bound to obey laws in which we have no voice or representation”“From the earliest history of our country, woman has shown equal devotion with man to the cause of freedom…”“We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.”“we will not hold ourselves bound to obey laws in which we have no voice or representation”“From the earliest history of our country, woman has shown equal devotion with man to the cause of freedom…”“We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.”Women should rebel against inequalities. Women should be considered equal to men. Women are not asking to be treated in a special way.Select Response Select Response Select Response

principled disobedience in general as presumptively wrong because it violates political obligation, undermines the rule of law, and destabilizes society both through example, by signaling to others that anyone can disobey if they feel the urge, and in principle, by expressing disrespect for law’s authority.